After over two years of intense negotiations, Iran was finally able to secure a clean bill of health from the IAEA in January, allowing the Rouhani government to build momentum for reforms in Iran's foreign policy and domestic politics. But making progress, especially on the latter front, will be much harder for Rouhani than reaching a nuclear agreement.

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The Middle East Institute’s IranObserved project provides daily tracking and analysis of Iranian policies and actions at home and abroad. The project aims to help policy makers and practitioners, as well as all organizations and individuals interested in the Middle East, to identify and understand the Islamic Republic’s soft power and hard power strategies, Iran’s regional proxies and support networks, major sociopolitical developments inside Iran, and Iranian political and military leaders that shape and implement Tehran’s domestic and external actions. The reports and analysis are drawn directly from the Farsi-language press and media published inside Iran.